2012 DODGE DART Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 13V238000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHILE MY 2013 DODGE DART WAS IN DRIVE ON AUGUST 14, 2014. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN SO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WENT. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AND THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE RPM'S OF THE CAR CLIMBED TO 6000 AND THE CAR WENT NOWHERE. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND THE RPM'S WERE STILL HIGH. THE RPM'S LOWERED AND AROUND 2500 RPM'S THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AS IF IT CAUGHT GEAR. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND PARKED IT. I DROVE IT THE NEXT DAY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN IT SHIFTED. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR FOR FOUR DAYS. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. I PICKED MY CAR UP ON AUGUST 18, 2014. I DROVE THE CAR...

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THERE IS SUCH A HUGE PAUSE IN THE THROTTLE WHEN U ANYTIME FROM START TO GO ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING ON THE HIGHWAY I HAVE ALMOST GOT KILLED A FEW TIMES THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT AND THEY SAY IT'S NORMAL YET AFTERMARKET PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO BUY TO FIX THIS ISSUE COULD SOMEONE PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE I GET KILLED. *TR

I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY HOME, WHEN MY VEHICLE REACHED RPMS OF OVER 7500 AND THEN DIED. I LOST ALL POWER, ELECTRONICS, MOTOR...EVERYTHING. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I TRIED RESTARTING, BUT THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF POWER. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE RUNNING AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO ME. BUT AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TWICE, THEY ARE NOW REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I STILL AM CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THE TCM CAUSED THE OTHER ELECTRONICS ON THE VEHICLE TO FAIL, BUT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE TCM WAS NOT FAULTY, THE TRANSMISSION IS. NEEDLESS, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND BELIEVE THAT DODGE SHOULD STEP...

DRIVING AT A AVERAGE SPEED OF 60-70 WHEN PASSING ON THE HWY MY CLUTCH PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO PULL IT OUT WITH MY FOOT TO CHANGE GEARS. THIS NOW HAS STARTED HAPPENING ON TAKE OFFS NOW. THE DEALER HAS ALL READY REPLACE IT ONCE AND IT IS STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT KEEP ENOUGH IN STOCK FOR THE CARS THAT ARE HAVING THIS REPLACED. IT TOOK 21 DAYS IN ORDER FOR MY PART TO ARRIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT LONGER FOR A NEW ONE TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT WAS PUT IN. THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ISSUE ALMOST LIFE THREATENING BECAUSE YOU COULD BE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND GOD FORBID YOU CAN'T REACT FAST ENOUGH. *JS

I HAVE A NEW DODGE DART THAT FOR THE PAST MONTH HAVE BEEN FIGHTING WITH ARRIGO DODGE SERVICE DEPT REGARDS TO MY CONCERNS WITH ISSUES. MY CALLS WENT UNANSWERED AND WAS GIVEN THE BLOW OFF. THIS PAST FRIDAY MY AC QUIT WORKING WAS WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN THEY WERE FORCED TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS... WHEN I ASKED FOR A RENTAL I WAS REFUSED... *JS

I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND WAS SHIFTING INTO FOURTH GEAR WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL STAYED DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER 10 DAYS. IT WAS IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CORRECT THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS CAR HAS DONE THIS. THE CASE NUMBERS FOR THE FIRST TWO ARE 10542516 AND 10607620. LIKE THE SECOND EPISODE, I WAS LEFT IN A VULNERABLE SITUATION IN WHICH I WAS ALMOST HIT. THE LANES TAPER FROM TWO DOWN TO ONE AND I WAS IN THE INSIDE LANE COMING OUT OF THE TAPER. A TRUCK COMING UP FROM BEHIND WAS UNAWARE TO THE SLOW SPEED OF MY CAR AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. HE WAS ABLE TO SWERVE ACROSS THE NO PASSING LINES INTO ANOTHER LANE AND AVOID HITTING THE BACK OF MY CAR. I WAS ABLE TO COAST...

CLUTCH PEDAL DOES NOT RETURN FROM DEPRESSED POSITION. CLUTCH PEDAL IS SOFT AND CLUTCH MECHANISM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY FOR A FEW MINUTES OF INITIAL OPERATION. AFTER THE INITIAL INCIDENT THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND NOW OCCURS ALMOST DAILY. *TR

I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT IN SEPT. 2013 THE INCIDENT NUMBER WAS 10542516. I MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD NOT RETURN ONCE DEPRESSED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE SLAVE CYLINDER. THAT WAS REPLACED, TAKING OVER A WEEK. THE REMEDIED THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE END OF JUNE 2014 WHEN THE CAR BEGAN DISPLAYING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE AND WENT TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL REMAINED DEPRESSED ONCE AGAIN. NOT HAVING POWER AT THIS KEY POINT OF ACCELERATION WAS DANGEROUS AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE SLAVE CYLINDER WAS THE PROBLEM ONCE AGAIN. I THINK THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED AS IT CREATES A SERIOUS POTENTIAL FOR INJURY. *TR

HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES SINCE HAVE THE CAR 2/13. ON 6/21 300 MILES FROM HOME CARS TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. FELT LIKE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. COST ME 1000.00 TO TOWN/RENT A CAR ETC.THEY SAID TRANSMISSION MODULE FAILED. CAR JUST STOPPED VERY DANGEROUS. CHRYSLER SAID MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PICK UP CAR 220 MILES AWAY AND DRIVE HOME. I ASK THEM TO HAVE SOMEONE DRIVE TO MY LOCAL DEALER THEY SAID NO. DROVE 4 HOURS THIS MORNING PICKED UP CAR DROVE ABOUT 10 MILES SAME THING HAPPENED TODAY. NO SERVICE TECH TO LOOK AT. HAD TO RENT ANOTHER CAR AND DROVE HOME. DROVE 10 HOURS 500 MILES TODAY FOR NO REASON. SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET KILLED AND I DON'T WANT IT TO BE ME OR MY FAMILY. I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2013 DODGE DART. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION, BROKEN TIRE SENSOR AND OTHER VEHICLE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE, THE FIRST DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. APPARENTLY, IT WAS A FACTORY DEFAULT, THAT COULD NOT BE FIXED. THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR, THE CLUTCH WOULD STICK, THE GEARS WERE GRINDING WHEN IN REVERSE AND A METALLIC NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN DOWN SHIFTING IN ANY GEAR THE DEALER REPLACED THE SECOND GEAR AND SYNCHRONIZERS. THE SUN VISOR NO LONGER STAYED IN ITS POSITION.

I HAVE HAD QUITE AN EXPERIENCE WITH MY DODGE DART. IT IS IN THE SHOP THIS WEEK. I HAD COMPLAINED FIRST ABOUT THE HESITATING WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE. THE ENGINE SEEMS TO GIVE OUT AND A TINY BACK FIRE. I HAVE THE COMPUTER NAVIGATION ON THE DASH AND IT BEGAN TO FLICKER AND MY MILEAGE STARTED TO FLASH. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR NO REASON AND THE NAVIGATION BEGAN TO FAIL. I HAD PARKED MY DART IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT HAD ROLLED OUT INTO THE STREET AND A COUNTY WORKER KNOCKED ON THE DOOR TO TELL ME I WAS BLOCKING ACCESS TO THE DRIVERS. I WENT TO MOVE MY CAR AND THE CLUTCH WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR OF MY CAR. I COULD NOT GET IT IN OR OUT OF GEAR. SO FAR CHRYSLER HAS REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER PART,...

FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF MY CLUTCH HAS BEEN LOSING ALL RESISTANCE. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD AND AT TIMES I AM UNABLE TO PUT MY CAR INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS OR EVEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. EVERY TIME I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AIM TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. EVENTUALLY THEY REPLACED MY CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO THE FIRST TIME. PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE THEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP THEY FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER AND DISCOVERED THE SLAVE CYLINDER IS LEAKING. VEHICLE BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE PAST WEEK REPLACING SLAVE CYLINDER. ANY PERSPECTIVE DART BUYERS OUT THERE, I REALLY CAUTION AGAINST THIS PURCHASE. THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MULTIPLE...

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WORSE WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WILL BE SOFT AND NOT COME UP OFF THE FLOOR. WHEN THE CLUTCH IS SOFT, I AM NOT ABLE TO SHIFT IN OR OUT OF GEAR. IF THE ENGINE IS ON AND IN GEAR, YOU CANNOT PUMP THE CLUTCH UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS OFF, OR IF YOU MANAGE TO GET IT INTO NEUTRAL. AS I PREFER TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, WHEN THE CLUTCH GOES SOFT, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TO REMOVE THE SHIFTER FROM GEAR TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM MOVING AND HITTING AN OBJECT. I HAVE ALMOST HIT A CONCRETE PILLAR AND DRIVEN THROUGH MY GARAGE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I GET THE FEELING THE CLUTCH IS NOT FULLY DISENGAGED, DESPITE THE PEDAL STUCK ON THE FLOOR. WITHOUT PARKING IN GEAR, I RUN THE RISK OF THE CAR ROLLING AWAY IF THE PARKING...

ON THE MORNING OF MAY 17TH, 2014, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WHILE IN LINE AT THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED ON DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER ("PARK ASSIST OFF, SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT OFF, AUTOMATIC HIGH-BEAMS OFF"), GEAR SELECTION WAS UNAVAILABLE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AFTER FIVE MINUTES OF REST WITH THE "VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK" ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE SERVICE ADVISER FOUND CODES FOR TRANSMISSION AND BODY CONTROL MODULES WITH MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION ERRORS. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED ON MAY 18TH. ON THE MORNING OF MAY 27TH, THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK FOR COSMETIC WARRANTY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AFTER THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AT THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AGAIN ON MAY 29, 2014. *TR

AS WE WERE CROSSING A LARGE BRIDGE IN NEW YORK CITY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WITHIN A MINUTE AFTER THE LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, AND THE CAR BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGHLY. SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM THE VENTS, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND OVERHEAT. AFTER ANOTHER MINUTE, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. WE STOPPED AT THE CLOSEST AREA TO PULL OFF. CHRYSLER ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE HAD US WAIT FOR TWO HOURS BEFORE NOTIFYING US THAT OUR CAR WAS LOCATED 100FT SHY OF BEING ABLE TO BE TOWED. WE MANAGED TO FUDGE THE CAR ANOTHER 100FT, AND REACHED A SIDE STREET WHERE WE NEEDED TO WAIT ANOTHER TWO HOURS TO BE TOWED. THIS WAS MAY 11TH. THE VERDICT FROM THE LOCAL DEALER IS THAT THE ENTIRE BOTTOM END FELL OFF AFTER JUST OVER ONE YEAR OF TYPICAL USE (LESS...

WENT TO START MY CAR IN THE MORNING PUSHED THE CLUTCH TO THE FLOOR AND IT DID NOT RETURN, JUST STAYED DEPRESSED AGAINST THE FLOORBOARD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. WELL ITS NOT! I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THE CLUTCH IS ONLY UNDER WARRANTY FOR 12000 MILES. MY PREVIOUS 3 CARS HAVE BEEN MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND ALL WENT WELL OVER 100000K WITHOUT ANY CLUTCH ISSUES. MY CAR NOW DOES THIS REGULARLY AT LEAST ONCE EVERY OTHER DAY. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN DODGE AND THOUGHT THEY WERE "FOCUSING ON QUALITY". THE LACK OF CONCERN BY DODGE REGARDING THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS DOWNRIGHT DISGUSTING. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SHE STATED SHE WOULD CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND CALL ME TOMORROW. NO CALL, NO E-MAIL. THEN THEY HAVE THE NERVE TO SEND ME A SURVEY ON HOW WAS...

I WENT OUT IN THE MORNING TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE GEAR STICK FELT STUCK AND I HAD TO HAVE MY HUSBAND COME OUT AND PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND ROLL THE CAR BACK SO WE COULD START IT IN FIRST. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ONE MONTH LATER, ONLY THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN GO INTO FIRST GEAR. WE HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND WERE TOLD WE HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW CLUTCH-IT WAS BURNED OUT. BURNED OUT AT 18,000 MILES. WE PAID FOR A NEW CLUTCH, AND NOW 4MTHS LATER, THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING. PROBLEM GOING INTO REVERSE. DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT-I AM SCARED THE CLUTCH WILL BURN OUT AGAIN-NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS CAR WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED. WORST EXPERIENCE EVER. *TR

I WAS AT WORK(4-14-2013) GETTING READY TO GO HOME AND STARTED THE CAR PUT IT IN GEAR CAR STARTED TO JERK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP IT WAS CLOSED. I CALLED MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR TUESDAY 22 APRIL , 4-15-2013 ) LIGHT WENT OFF. APRIL 18 2013 LIGHT CAME BACK ON TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP THEY KEPT IT OVER NIGHT. THEY SAID THERE WERE SOME COMPUTER UP DATES. I PICKED MY CAR UP 4-19-2013. ON 4-22-2013 LIGHT CAME BACK ON DROVE BACK TO DEALER SHIP, I ASK TO SEE THE UPDATES. SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID CHRYSLER DOESN'T ALLOW THEM TO GIVE US THE CODES FOR THE UPDATES , THEY DID. I HAVE OWNED MY CAR SEVEN WEEKS. PAID 17000.00 + FOR IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND "TRANSMISSION GETTING HOT" DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE FUMES FROM THE SMOKE ALSO CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HAVE HEADACHES. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO, ALONG WITH THE MANUFACTURER, STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS 1500.

BRAND NEW 2013 DODGE DART, SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. BEGAN SMELLING AND SMOKING WHEN TEACHING MY SON HOW TO START ON A HILL. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF TRANSMISSION. SMELLED LIKE A BURNING CLUTCH. THIS OCCURRED AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ON THE HILL (LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES). TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP TODAY (3-24-14), AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A STICKER ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT BURNS (IT WAS REMOVED TODAY, AND HAS BEEN REMOVED ON OTHER DARTS THEY HAVE WORKED ON FOR THE SAME PROBLEM), AND THE SMELL AND SMOKE WERE ALSO COMING FROM THE CLUTCH. THEY TEST DROVE THE CAR OVER SOME HILLS NEAR THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE SAME SMELL, BUT SAID IT IS LIKELY CAUSED BY THE NEW CLUTCH AND SHOULD BE DRIVEN 1500-2000 MILES BEFORE BEING CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED CLUTCH BURNING LIKE THIS,...

AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF STAYING PARKED WITH TRANSMISSION IN GEAR (1ST), VEHICLE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE GEARBOX ON STARTUP. CLUTCH LOST ALL PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRED EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE TO DISLODGE GEAR SHIFTER. VEHICLE WAS STARTED (CLUTCH DISENGAGED AND IN NEUTRAL) AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE FORWARD. CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH ENGINE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD EVEN WHILE IN NEUTRAL. TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH WOULDN'T REENGAGE WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE. *TR

SITTING IDLE IN DRIVE-THRU CAR STARTED SMOKING HEAVILY UNDER THE HOOD AND THRU THE INTERIOR VENTS. FINALLY STALLED. GOT IT RESTARTED BUT IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, IT FINALLY WENT INTO DRIVE AND I DROVE IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST DODGE DEALER. AFTER A WEEK, THEY FOUND THE DUAL CLUTCHES BOTH NEEDED REPLACED. WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN N WHENEVER SITTING AT AN IDLE LONGER THAN A FEW SECONDS. (THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME). WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I WAS NOT TO 'RIDE' THE BRAKE. EITHER "BE ON IN OR OFF OF IT". (THIS IS ALSO UNACCEPTABLE TO ME.) ALSO, CAR REVS UP TO ~5,000RPMS BEFORE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND BUT (OF COURSE) NEVER DOES IT WHEN I LEAVE IT FOR THE DEALER. AM NOT HAPPY WITH MY PURCHASE. MY DEALER HAS BEEN GOOD BUT I WILL NOT...

PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, DEALER SUGGESTED IT WAS A PART FAILURE. ANOTHER TIME CLUTCH WOULD NOT COME UP AND STAYED TO THE FLOOR,CLUTCH FLUID LEAKED. *TR

OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 10 MONTHS AND ISSUES WITH ENGINE STALLING/HESITATION HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE MY FIRST ENCOUNTER AT THE DEALERSHIP AT 13,300 MILES. I FIRST REPORTED THIS ISSUE WITH ENGINE STALLING/HESITATION AND THEY STATED IT WAS A SPARK PLUG/PLUG WIRE ISSUE, (IRIDIUM SPARK PLUGS RATED FOR 100,000 MILES). AFTER REPLACING THE SPARK PLUG THEY THEN DETERMINED IT NEEDED A CONTROL MODULE REPLACED AND AN ENGINE RESET FOR MY COMPUTER SYSTEM. AFTER THAT IT HAS BEEN IN A FEW MORE TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS FOR THE SAME ENGINE STALLING AND HESITATION ISSUES. MY ENGINE HAS BEEN "RESET AND THE COMPUTER UPDATED" AND SINCE MY GAS MILEAGE HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS WELL AS THE STALLING/HESITATION ISSUES ARE STILL THERE AND BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THEN MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AS I WAS IN D AS IF I HAD PUT MY VEHICLE INTO N AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL JUST...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEFECT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V28000 (POWER TRAIN) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

PRESSED IN CLUTCH PEDAL TO START VEHICLE. AFTER CAR STARTED, TRIED TO TAKE CAR OUT OF GEAR BUT IT WOULDN'T BUDGE. ALSO, THE CLUTCH PEDDLE WOULD NOT RELEASE, AS IT WAS STUCK TO THE FULLY PRESSED POSITION. CAR BEGAN TO ROLL AS IF IT STARTED TO DISENGAGE BUT THE PEDDLE WAS STILL COMPLETELY PRESSED IN. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. I HAD TO PULL THE CLUTCH PEDDLE UP BY HAND TO GET IT TO DISENGAGE. CALLED DEALER SERVICE, SAID THEY COULDN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE IF THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I'VE NOTICED MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRAVELED ANOTHER 15 MILES BEFORE TRANSMISSION DISCONNECTED FROM ENGINE WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR. VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST DODGE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT A MODULE MOUNTED ON THE SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. PART INSTALLED 5 DAYS LATER. VEHICLE TAKEN FOR QUALITY CHECK AND VEHICLE STOPPED DURING RIDE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER DROPPED TRANSMISSION PAN AND FOUND BROKEN PARTS. PARTS ORDERED AND INSTALLED 5 DAYS LATER. VEHICLE TAKEN FOR ANOTHER CHECK RIDE AND LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TECH SERVICE INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION COMPUTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND ANOTHER 5 DAYS BEFORE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. DEALER SEND EMAIL DESCRIBING THAT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR 6 MORE WEEKS. BY THIS COMING MONDAY, VEHICLE WILL HAVE BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 26 DAYS. DODGE CUSTOMER CARE STATES THEY ARE RESTRAINED FROM INSTALLING A NEW TRANSMISSION AND DEALER WILL CONTINUE TO ATTEMPT ALL REPAIRS....

CLUTCH PEDAL DOES NOT ALWAYS COME ALL THE WAY BACK UP. I HAVE TO PULL IT UP WITH MY FOOT. I CAN TELL IT DOES NOT HAVE THE CLUTCH ENGAGED TO BURN IT OUT. JUST A IRRITATING THING TO HAVE TO DO ON A BRAND NEW CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER ISSUE AND HAD THEM CHECK IT. THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO STICK. AND SINCE CHRYSLERS SYSTEM WAS DOWN THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO LOOK AT. THIS HAPPENS AND RANDOM TIMES. THIS MORNING IT HAPPENED. WHEN I WENT TO PUSH THE CLUTCH DOWN I COULD TELL THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE FOR A FEW INCHES. WHEN I RELEASED THE CLUTCH IT ONLY CAME PART WAY UP AGAIN. BIGGEST FRUSTRATION IS THE TECH'S CAN NOT PROBLEM SOLVE ANYTHING WITH OUT A COMPUTER TELLING THEM WHAT TO DO. I MADE A FEW SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT TO CHECK BUT THEY...

WHEN I GO TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR THE CLUTCH PEDAL STAYS DEPRESSED, THIS KEEPS THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND LEAVING IT UNABLE TO DELIVER POWER TO MANEUVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V238000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON THREE OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 10 MORE MILES STOPPING FOR GAS. WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, BUT DID AFTER COOLING DOWN FOR 10 MINUTES MORE. RESUMED TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE TRAVELING 6 MORE MILES, THEN ENGINE DISCONNECTED FROM TRANSMISSION. CALLED ROAD SERVICE AND DEALER FINALLY FOUND PROBLEM AFTER 3 DAYS. VEHICLE ALSO DISCONNECTED FOR DEALER SERVICE REP TWICE. VEHICLE COMPUTER UPLOADED AGAIN WITH REVISION AND THEN WOULD NOT START. PART IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE AND STILL WAITING 10 DAYS AFTER PROBLEM FOR PART AFTER IT WAS IDENTIFIED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION GEAR UNAVAILABLE AND AUTO STICK WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NINETY MINUTES AFTER THE REPAIR WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,500.

1. CLUTCH STARTED TO LOSE RESISTANCE COUPLE TIMES A MONTH IN TWO LAST MONTHS. NOW ALMOST EVERY DAY AFTER LONG TIME NOT USING IT. IT FREELY GOING DOWN, SOMETIMES STUCK IN THE HALF WAY OUT AND HAVE TO BE PULLED UP. 2. BRAKES STARTED LOSE RESISTANCE RECENTLY ALSO AFTER LONG TIME NOT TO BE USED (1 OR MORE HOURS) SPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. IT FREELY GOING DOWN HALF WAY PRODUCING AIR BLOW SOUND. AFTER A FEW TIMES PUSHING PEDAL DOWN AIR BLOW STOPS AND RESISTANCE GETS OK. BEHIND OF BRAKE PEDAL IT FEELS SOME KING OF LIQUID. 3. ACCELERATION AT HIGH SPEED TAKES LONGER TIME THEN IT WAS BEFORE AND REQUIRES TO SWITCH TO LOWER GEAR. (TURBO PROBLEM?) 4. MPG DECREASED. ON THE SAME WAY TO AND BACK TO WORK USUALLY IT WAS 32-33 MPG. NOW IT GETS 28-29 TODAY BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER. AFTER A WHOLE DAY OF INSPECTION...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING HOWEVER, ONCE RESTARTED IT OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS ON FOUR DIFFERENT DATES BUT A DIAGNOSTIC WAS NOT PERFORMED. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,737.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC AND HAVE TO DO A LOT OF START/STOP THE CAR STALLS, WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AND START SMOKING. IT SMELLS AS IF THE CLUTCH IS BURNING AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. I HAVE TO PULL OVER FOR ABOUT 30MIN TO AN HOUR TO STOP THIS FROM CONTINUING. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY OF COURSE CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE TECH IS TELLING ME THE CLUTCH IS OVERHEATING BECAUSE OF USER ERROR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A STICK SHIFT FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY OTHER STICK SHIFTS LIKE THIS ONE. EVERYONE AROUND ME CAN SEE THE CAR SMOKING AND MY DAUGHTER IS SCARED TO DEATH TO GET BACK IN THE CAR BECAUSE SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS TWICE NOW AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN 13V238000 (POWER TRAIN) AND NOTIFIED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE RECALL SERVICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT UPDATED INFORMATION TO REMEDY THE RECALL AND DID NOT HAVE A TIMEFRAME AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR TO BEGIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

I BOUGHT MY 13 DART (1.4 W/6SPD) AND AT THE 200 MILE MARK THE CAR BEGAN TO "SURGE" WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, FROM 2,700 TO 3,300 RPMS. INITIALLY IT WAS JUST ANNOYING AND NOTICEABLE. MY 1ST TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME DODGE SAID IT IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE MULTIAIR TURBO, AND I SHOULD SWITCH TO PREMIUM FUEL. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP I DROVE A USED 1.4/6SPD AND IT HAD THE SAME SURGING ISSUE. ANOTHER WEEK WENT BY AND AT APPROX 1,400 MILES THE SURGING COULD BE FELT IN 4TH GEAR. A SECOND TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. AGAIN, DODGE TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER "IT'S NORMAL. SWITCH TO PREMIUM." I THEN SWITCHED TO PREMIUM AND AFTER THREE FULL TANKS THE VEHICLE NOW SURGES IN 2 TO 6TH GEAR, ALL AROUND 2,700 TO 3,300 RPMS....

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY FROM FEB. 21, 2013 FROM 11:30 AM TO APPROXIMATELY 4:00 PM WHEN IT ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY HIT A TREE AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN FIRST GEAR AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE DRIVEWAY HAS AN APPROXIMATELY 20% SLOPE AT THE LOCATION THE CAR WAS PARKED. THE SECOND INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON MAY 2, 2013 APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE SAME LOCATION FOR THREE WEEKS AS I WAS OUT OF TOWN. IT WAS ONCE AGAIN PARKED IN FIRST GEAR, WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. AS I APPROACHED THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN THE SLOPE IT WAS PARKED ON. I HAVE WITNESSES FOR BOTH INCIDENTS. CHRYSLER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TWICE AND REPORTS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, I ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT TO CHANGE LANES. THE CLUTCH BASICALLY POPPED AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. I THEN HAD TO SWERVE IN TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE A 2013 DART SXT WITH THE 1.4L MULTIAIR ENGINE AND THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. AFTER LOOKING AROUND ON THERE WEB, THIS IS APPARENTLY NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND MAY ACTUALLY BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO NOT ONLY FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. I HAVE FOUND THAT SOME VEHICLES HAVE THIS HAPPEN IN AS LITTLE AS THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF OWNERSHIP OR AS IN MY CASE, AFTER A FEW THOUSAND MILES. IT IS DANGEROUS. I WOULD PUT IN THE VIN, BUT THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AS THIS HAPPENED TODAY. THANK YOU. *TR

2013 DODGE DART SXT WITH 1.4 LITER TURBO AND DUAL DRY CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE GOING DOWNHILL, IN TRAFFIC, AFTER LIGHT TURNED GREEN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR, BOTH IN AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL MODES, UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. *TR

ON 02/18/2013 CAR WOULD START, BUT WOULD NOT GO IN TO GEAR, ERROR MESSAGE READ PUT IN TO REVERSE AND TRY AGAIN. WOULD NOT SWITCH INTO REVERSE OR NEUTRAL OR DRIVE AT ALL, IT WAS VERY COLD THAT MORNING (27) DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS THE TRANSMISSION, STILL WAITING FOR THE PARTS (03/05/2013). *TR

THIS VEHICLE SHIFTS SO BAD AND THAT CARS I'VE DRIVEN THAT WERE 5 - 10 YEARS OLDER SHIFTED BETTER THAN THIS . IT DOWNSHIFTS WHILE BRAKING AND SOMETIME IT IS A VERY JERKY DOWNSHIFT .ALSO IT SLAMS/JOLTS INTO FIRST GEAR WHILE ROLLING AT ABOUT 3-5 MILES PER HOUR ONCE THE PEDAL IS PUSHED. IT ALSO IS THE WORST AT CHANGING GEARS DURING STOP AND GO DRIVING BECAUSE IT IS SO JERKY AND BOUNCY AFTER BRAKING THEN ACCELERATING AND I DON'T SEE WHY A CAR THAT IS BRAND NEW SHOULD DO THIS. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVING THEM TELL ME TO BRAKE IT IN FIRST , I HAVE DONE SO AND HAVE 700+ MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD THEM PERFORM TRANSMISSION FLASH UPDATES WITH NO EFFECT ON THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. I CAN'T SEE HOW THIS TRANSMISSION( AND ALL PARTS THAT WORK TOGETHER WITH IT )WILL LAST WITH...

MY ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS BASED ON ENGINEERING EXPERTISE NOT EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE, SUGGESTS THAT, RATHER THAN RESPONDING TO DRIVER CONTROLLED BY-WIRE" INSTRUCTIONS TO BRAKE PREPARATORY TO A HARD RIGHT TURN INTO OUR DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE TOOK CONTROL OF THE THROTTLE, BRAKE, AND (DRIVE-BY-WIRE ?) CLUTCH PROPELLING ITSELF 20 METERS FURTHER DOWN-ROAD TO THE RIVER SHORELINE. PERHAPS READING THE BRAKE COMMAND AS AN ACCELERATION INSTRUCTION (OR ???) THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD AND DROVE ITSELF OFF THE ROAD, TUMBLING 2 METRES ONTO A BEACH, THEN FROM THE BEACH ONTO THE RIVER ICE WHICH EXTENDS OUT TOWARDS MID-RIVER. IT CONTINUED ACROSS THAT ICE ONLY TO END ITS FORWARD PROGRESS AT THE ICE/WATER BOUNDARY WHERE IT PLUNGED INTO OPEN WATER WITHIN 100 METERS OF HOME. THESE EVENTS EFFECTIVELY ENDING A JOURNEY HOME WITH DEATH. THE OTTAWA CORONER REPORTS NO INDICATION (SUCH AS BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS / MEDICAL EVENTS) TO INDICATE THE DRIVER CONTRIBUTED TO THIS...

ONE MONTH OLD DODGE DART RALLYE WAS PARKED ON A STEEP DRIVEWAY THE MORNING OF 01/20/13. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHT FOR THE 'PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED' WAS LIT. THE CAR SAT IDLE FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND WAS ALSO IDLE AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE CAR FOR >30 SECONDS. AT THAT POINT THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WHERE IT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA STRIKING SEVERAL TREES. THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE WAS STILL UP AND APPEARED TO BE ENGAGED. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS ESTIMATED AT $2400. *TR